Emerging Patterns of Disparities in Industrialization in the state of West Bengal; A Macro-Economic Analysis with Case Study Research of Jessop India Limited
Subject Areas : Iranian Sociological Review
1 - Assistant Professor and Head of Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication, HMM College for
Women and Guest Lecturer, M.A in Journalism, Calcutta University, India
Keywords: regional imbalance, unplanned government measures, backwash effects, spread effects, ancillaries, Jessop and Company ltd,
Abstract :
Economic imbalances and social disparities are a common feature of developmenteconomies, particularly those which have historical antecedents of colonial rule. The study ofregional imbalances is given focus especially to Southeast Asian countries owing to its renewedimportance in the global order. Post independent India had to tackle with several problems at theoutset, regional imbalance and economic disparities being a major area. West Bengal, heralded asthe second best industrial area has faced steep decline in the last decade, owing to the three foldreasons of unplanned government measures, policies lacking vision, along with lack of an idealindustry friendly environment. The worst hit is the North 24 parganas Howrah belt, popularly knownas the industrial hub supplying heavy metals. There have been steep backwash effects after twodecades of spread effects in this region, which once saw many big scale industries, ancillaries,townships and infrastructure built around them. A case study of Jessop and Company Limited hasbeen done to exemplify the point analyzing the reasons for decline of Industries in WB, the regionaldisparities of the area vis-à-vis other regions, migration and the socio economic conditions of theJessop workers at present.